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Did Ukraine plan to sell plots of land off to George Soros's family?

Russian state media is falsely claiming a deal has been brokered to turn the area into a ‘toxic waste dump.'

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Was Pope Francis spotted wearing an LGBTQ+ coloured cross?

A photograph of Pope Francis wearing a multicoloured cross has caused quite a controversy online with many believing this signals the Catholic Church is going back on its historic stance anti-LGBTQ+ stance. The Cube took a closer look at these claims.

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Did Hamas create a site boasting about massacring Israeli civilians?

According to multiple Israeli officials and social media users, the shocking website shows the true face of the military organisation governing Gaza. The Cube decided to take a closer look.

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Fact-check: Have rare anti-Hamas protests really broken out in Gaza?

Numerous social media users and Israeli government accounts have claimed that anti-Hamas demonstrations had been organised in the south of Gaza - a rare and unprecedented event. The Cube took a closer look at those claims.

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Did Israeli children really sing about annihilating everyone in Gaza?

It’s the latest video to have caused outrage online, showing children singing about the "annihilation" of Gaza and its people. The video was even posted and then removed by Kan, an Israeli state-owned news channel.

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Does a volcanic eruption emit more carbon dioxide than human activity?

As the volcano in Iceland threatens to erupt any minute now, some social media users are falsely claiming the fumes from the natural disaster will generate more CO2 than all of the cars and airplanes on earth.

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How a Russian online campaign is exploiting the Israel-Hamas war

Doppelganger – that’s the name of a vast disinformation campaign orchestrated by Russia to undermine Ukraine by spreading false narratives. But it has now moved onto a new target: the Israel-Hamas war.

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Why is so much anti-Palestine disinformation coming from India?

Misinformation about the war between Israel and Hamas is rife on social media. But what stands out in this online chaos is that a lot of the accounts pushing these false narratives are primarily from India.

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Was the Palestinian leader targeted in an assassination attempt?

Some social media users are sharing a clip claiming the President of the State of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas's convoy came under fire.

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Did pro-Palestine protesters brandish Islamic State flags in Europe?

Some social media users are accusing pro-Palestine demonstrators of sympathising with the terrorist group Islamic State (IS). However, most of these flags represent the Shahada, a declaration of faith in Islam.

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Israel-Hamas war: Fake Mossad account creates online confusion

Since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas, fake accounts have been popping up impersonating government entities. The latest one causing confusion and spreading disinformation is one pretending to be the Israeli national intelligence agency, Mossad.

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Is Turkey blocking Russian ships from crossing Bosphorus Strait?

Some social media users believe this is an open war declaration on Moscow. However, Euronews found the claims to be misleading and the clips, in reality, showing Turkey celebrating its centenary on 29 October.

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Pallywood: Gazans accused of staging injury and death online

Pro-Israeli accounts are accusing Palestinians of using crisis actors to fake their suffering in order to elicit online sympathy. One particular viral video turned out to be of a real amputee who survived a West Bank refugee camp raid in July 2023.

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Fact-check: Have Turkey and Iran declared war on Israel?

As the war between Israel and Hamas threatens to spill over into the wider region, some social media users are claiming neighbouring countries have declared war on Israel, including Turkey and Iran.

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Are foreign mercenaries leaving Ukraine to go fight against Hamas?

It's the latest disinformation campaign launched by pro-Kremlin propagandists which claims foreign mercenaries mobilised in Ukraine are leaving the country to fight alongside Israel.

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Israel-Hamas: How an AI photo of a baby duped social media users

The war between Israel and Hamas has generated so much false or misleading information online that even fact-checkers and analysts are having a tough time keeping up. Social media is flooded with misleading posts and artificial intelligence is making things worse.

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Fake online accounts spread disinformation after Gaza hospital blast

There are still a lot of unanswered questions regarding Tuesday's explosion, but The Cube is here to help you separate fact from fiction by debunking the most viral claims and misleading videos online.

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Fact-check: Has Ukraine supplied Hamas militants with NATO weapons?

Some social media users and Russian officials are saying Hamas militants are using weapons supplied by Kyiv. However, there is no concrete evidence to establish a link between Hamas' military arsenal and Ukraine.

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Israel-Hamas War: How children are used to spread disinformation

During conflicts and other unprecedented events, children can be weaponized in order to elicit support. One shocking video showed children held in cages with social media users claiming these were Israeli babies kidnapped by Hamas. Turns out the clip was staged.

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Does the Ukrainian First Lady have a secret Russian passport?

That’s the latest propaganda narrative Russian state news and social media users are trying to push. However, there are too many inconsistencies that cast doubt on the document's authenticity.

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